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“I dislike art that elevates itself above reality”, says Samon Kawamura. “When I make music I try to be honest most of all. There is just no other way for me.” With his debut-album “Translations” the 33 year-old producer and turntablist presents himself and his musical atmospheres – always authentic and organic, concentrated and relaxed. Inspired by Jazz, alive and living in Hip Hop, all the while with the grasp of the instinctive composer and the intuitive storyteller, Samon Kawamura, who was raised in Tokyo and lives in Berlin … , Germany, successfully squares the circle: “Translations” is elegant but with rough edges, devoid of a message but very meaningful; the music operates discreetly but insistingly, is comprehensible and profound, while spanning and connecting in short, concise episodes from Pete Rock to Pharoah Sanders, from Madlib to Marvin Gaye or Moondog, from J Dilla to Debussy. The qualities Samon Kawamura has refined behind artists as diverse as Marsmobil, Till Brönner, Lychee Lassi, Uri Caine, Joy Denalane, Max Herre or Nylon, now yield extremely individual and personal fruit. “If one should hear my music blindfolded, it would stand for itself”, Samon Kawamura notes in his shy, quiet manner. “It is definitely something to be taken seriously – my first calling card.

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  • MarsupialLFM

    feelin translationssss

    22 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Ackibear

    Great stuff.

    7 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Baster_Jazzster

    New Release very good!

    10 May 2012 Reply

  • acidjazzmonkey

    New track by Samon - Thaima check it out here: http://soundcloud.com/samokawa/thaima

    17 Oct 2011 Reply

  • xMALIBUx

    This is nice! I realise I'm way behind here.

    16 Oct 2011 Reply

  • pohjapool

    Found him on Grooveman Spot's related artists on Spotify... I am grateful for that.

    27 Jul 2011 Reply

  • AcrylicVisions

    Translations is an outstanding album,it flows so well.I could listen to it on repeat any day and it would never get old.

    20 Jan 2011 Reply

  • dj-clap

    Kreuzberg is so amazing;-) I deeply appreciate your work Mr. Kamuwara!!!

    31 Oct 2010 Reply

  • shadupy

    JAPAN IS SO AMAZING <3

    26 Oct 2010 Reply

  • barryvs

    Next level, yes.

    5 Sep 2010 Reply

  • HeTheDebaser

    fav

    8 Aug 2010 Reply

  • Guy_Friday

    this cat is next level

    30 Jul 2010 Reply

  • KhulanB

    ▲▼ to my ears (:

    8 Jul 2010 Reply

  • titoskunD

    a huevo!

    30 Jun 2010 Reply

  • Liquid_Smoke

    This is a shot in the dark and i'm not sure if anyone will really get the connection. But when i saw the quote about not elevating above reality it really struck me because when someone asked me to it was the only way i could encapsulate Herzog's movies; basically they don't go beyond anything that could happen in reality, even if that means he has to make them happen to be real like with the boat in fitzcarraldo. They both seem to share an obsessive love with the cultures of the world, too...I don't know enough about music to be able to say if there is a similarity in the actual construction of kawamura's music to herzog's films but it's just interesting to see that while conscious or not they share that humble philosophy. I can only hope he takes off like Herzog because he's the goddamn best.

    6 May 2010 Reply

  • MCLaim

    AWESOME ♥

    25 Mar 2010 Reply

  • DOOMism

    i see mad things bein done by this dude in the near future.

    15 Jan 2010 Reply

  • NobodyROXas

    Aaragon is dope

    9 Jan 2010 Reply

  • acidjazzmonkey

    I need to hear some new stuff!

    27 Dec 2009 Reply

  • hypermodern221

    How is it that I've just discovered this guy?... incredible

    15 Nov 2009 Reply
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